Can't print in Porteus 4

[jano]

I'd appreciate help to be able to print with my scanner/printer Canon MF4140 connected via USB.

So far:

I have Porteus 4 installled in my HDD (ext4 filesystem), with mate desktop. Logged as guest.

Following the indications of Printing and scanning for Porteus I have downloaded 007-printing-x86_64-2018-04-21.xzm for Porteus-v4.0 (as posted by Blaze 21 April 2018) and 007-printing-mate-dep-colord-1.3.5-x86_64-2018-04-21.xzm, renamed both from 007-... to 0.7-..., placed them in porteus/base folder and rebooted.

Then, through Print Settings I have configured the printer (Canon MF4140) without apparent problems. Now I can scan (at least with Simple Scan), but I can't print.

Printer Settings shows:
Device url: usb://Canon/MF4100%20Series?serial=SDF710213668P&interface=1
Make and Model: Canon MF4100 Series UFRII LT
Printer state: Idle
Connected to localhost

but when I try to print (from LibreOffice), it doesn't print anything. However, the 'Document Print Status' shows it as "completed"

For what is worth: I can print with the same printer in the same computer under Linux Mint, and I have the specific drivers for the printer, but in deb / rpm packages

[Ed_P]

Are you able to see, or add, your printer with the Menu > Admin > Manage Printing function?

[jano]

Admin -> Print Settings shows the printer, and I can add another printer, modify the settings, delete it, etc. If I try to print a test page, it gives an error: "There was a problem processing document 'Test Page' (doc 12)." It then guides me through a Printing troubleshooter, where it states "There are status messages associated with the queue. The printer's state message is 'Sending data to printer'" ". Next dialog shows the printing job as "stopped".

System Tools -> Manage Printing on the other hand opens Firefox @ http://localhost:631/admin/ and from there, in http://localhost:631/printers/ it shows the printer as 'idle, accepting jobs, non shared, server's default'. From there I have tried to print a test page, and it shows it as 'held' with a 'filter failed' message.

[Blaze]

Hi jano, try in AF mode with rename 007- to 07- of printing modules and

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su
toor
cache-module
# or
glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
# fixes issue and after this simple-scan can be run

Add your printer via system-config-printer

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su
toor
system-config-printer

[jano]

Blaze:
Unfortunately, no luck with your suggestions.
1) With glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas I get:

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Warning: Schema “org.gnome.crypto.cache” has path “/desktop/gnome/crypto/cache/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.crypto.pgp” has path “/desktop/gnome/crypto/pgp/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.locale” has path “/system/locale/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy” has path “/system/proxy/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.http” has path “/system/proxy/http/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.https” has path “/system/proxy/https/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.ftp” has path “/system/proxy/ftp/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.socks” has path “/system/proxy/socks/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.

2) With cache-module, I get:

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/usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-2.0
/usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-3.0
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.crypto.cache” has path “/desktop/gnome/crypto/cache/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.crypto.pgp” has path “/desktop/gnome/crypto/pgp/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.locale” has path “/system/locale/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy” has path “/system/proxy/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.http” has path “/system/proxy/http/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.https” has path “/system/proxy/https/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.ftp” has path “/system/proxy/ftp/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.socks” has path “/system/proxy/socks/”.  Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated.
/usr/bin/update-desktop-database
/usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
/usr/bin/update-mime-database
Do you want to make a module from the caches? [y/n] 

3) Running system-config-printer I get

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Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)

(system-config-printer:1785): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 18:32:32.744: gtk_tree_store_insert_after: assertion 'G_NODE (sibling->user_data)->parent == G_NODE (parent->user_data)' failed

(system-config-printer:1785): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 18:32:32.744: gtk_tree_store_set_value: assertion 'VALID_ITER (iter, tree_store)' failed

(system-config-printer:1785): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 18:32:32.744: gtk_tree_store_set_value: assertion 'VALID_ITER (iter, tree_store)' failed

but then a Print Settings windows opens. After that, I add the printer, but it doesn't print: the job appears in the queue as completed, but it doesn't.

[beny]

hi jano install the canon driver for your arch you can do this with rpm2tgz and tgz2xzm to make a module for your printer,after this remove your printer from cups and add printer again,ah and see if cupsd is up,maybe work.

[jano]

Thanks for the reply, beny

install the canon driver for your arch you can do this with rpm2tgz and tgz2xzm to make a module for your printer,after this remove your printer from cups and add printer again

Tried, without luck. It seems that the drivers I have are already in Blaze's module (cndrvcups-common-3.90-1.x86_64, cndrvcups-ufr2-uk-3.50-1.x86_64, cndrvcups-ufr2lt-uk-1.40-1.x86_64 and cndrvcups-utility-1.10-1.x86_64)

and see if cupsd is up

This I do not understand. Could you please explain?

[beny]

hi you have cups demon in /etc/rc.d/rc.cups: start stop or restart maybe blaze xzm have a script that start it at boot time.

[jano]

hi you have cups demon in /etc/rc.d/rc.cups: start stop or restart maybe blaze xzm have a script that start it at boot time.

Thanks beny, but I am a total noob. After you have pointed it, I see there is there is this /etc/rc.d/rc.cups script. But I don't know if it is started or stopped, how it should be (started or stopped) and how to change its state, if necessary.

[beny]

hi jano in terminal or konsole:
bash-5.0# sh '/etc/rc.d/rc.cups' start
cups: started scheduler. [ OK ]
bash-5.0# sh '/etc/rc.d/rc.cups' status
cups: scheduler is running.
well this is the command that you can use to check cups.When you modify something you have always restart cups

[jano]

hi jano in terminal or konsole:
bash-5.0# sh '/etc/rc.d/rc.cups' start
cups: started scheduler. [ OK ]
bash-5.0# sh '/etc/rc.d/rc.cups' status
cups: scheduler is running.
well this is the command that you can use to check cups.When you modify something you have always restart cups

Got it, thanks a lot

[jano]

Hi, beny, tried again following your suggestion, stopping cups after removing the printer from cups, then activating the module with my drivers, then restarting cups and then adding my printer, but to no avail. Still no luck

[beny]

hi jano can try to print from root account instead guest..maybe change something,permission issue, into arch my user can't manage cups i have to use sudo for it.

[Blaze]

jano, try to install Porteus 5 RC1 x86_64 http://porteus.org/porteus-mirrors.html and Printing and scanning for Porteus (Пост Blaze #74600) + MATE printing module.

[jano]

@beny: Tried , but didn't work.

@Blaze: Downloaded, installed and tested from a FAT32 pendrive: that did the trick I have tested it and it did print perfectly a pdf with Atril, a txt with pluma and a doc with LibreOffice. Scanning also works with Document Scanner and Xsane! Thanks a bunch!

As a side note, and just in case it helps debugging, I want to mention that:
* ScanGear MP doesn't start (from the menu, at least), and
* ImageScan, when started from the menu, opens a windows with the message "Could not send command scanner. Check the scanner status.", while if started from the terminal gives the message (iscan:3124): Gtk-WARNING **: 19:30:03.248: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine" several time and then the window.

In Porteus 4 the same scanning programs also do not work.